Scottish Chamber Orchestra
For 50 years the Scottish Chamber Orchestra has been inspiring audiences and connecting with communities to deliver a programme that is open to all. Embrace the classics, discover exciting new music, and create some beautiful musical memories with us!
12 Coming Up
Digital Season 2023/24: Sir James Macmillan's Tuireadh
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Online Performance
One of the most powerful works by Scotland’s greatest living composer
Northern Lights (Matinees)
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The Queen's Hall, City Halls
Luminous music by Sibelius, Nielsen and Maxwell Davies, brought together by charismatic SCO Conductor Emeritus Joseph Swensen.
Re:Connect Tea Dance
The Queen's Hall
This concert is designed especially for people living with dementia, their friends and carers.
Ravel Piano Concerto
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Perth Concert Hall, The Queen's Hall, City Halls
Steven Osborne is the soloist in Ravel’s exquisite Concerto, blending raucous jazz and heartbreaking tenderness.
The Lark Ascending
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Usher Hall, City Halls
Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending is one of the country’s most cherished works, and Andrew Manze is an authority on the composer’s music.
Mendelssohn's Elijah
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Usher Hall, City Halls
Maxim Emelyanychev brings the SCO’s 50th Anniversary Season to a spectacular, choral conclusion with Mendelssohn’s mighty oratorio.
SCO in Toulouse
La Halle aux Grains
We're thrilled to begin our European Tour 2024 with an enchanting concert showcasing the beautiful Scottish works of Mendelssohn.
SCO in Liège
Salle Philharmonique de Liège
The Orchestra performs Mozart and Mendelssohn in Liège, with violinist Alina Ibragimova and SCO Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev.
SCO in Antwerp
deSingel
The SCO and conductor Maxim are your travel guides for a musical evening in Caledonia.
SCO at Mozartfest 2024 | Night One
Residenz Würzburg
The Orchestra and Maxim return to Würzburg to perform Mozart and Mendelssohn with violinist Alina Ibragimova.
SCO at Mozartfest 2024 | Night Two
Residenz Würzburg
The Orchestra's second concert in Würzburg sees them perform Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Mozart with Maxim and Alina Ibragimova.
Earth, Heaven and Sky
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St John's Kirk of Perth, Stirling Castle
Join the SCO Chorus under their Director Gregory Batsleer for a concert on a higher plane.
Our News
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Mendelssohn and the Bach revival
15 April 2024
How Bach fell from favour and rose to glory again ...![]()
Andrew Manze: "Vaughan Williams quietly blazed his own trail"
8 April 2024
We speak to the much-loved regular SCO collaborator about bringing one of his favourite composers to new audiences.![]()
A Cutting-Edge New Concerto for Next Season
1 April 2024
A sneak preview of an exciting premiere for the 2024-25 Season!
